"Come on, get up!" Chongzhen walked back to the dragon couch and sat down. Wang Chengen slowly stood up from the ground.
"Daban, do you think that if I transfer all the soldiers from Shanhaiguan and Ningjin back to Shandong, can we drive the tiger thieves out of Shandong?" Chongzhen asked Wang Chengen in front of him.
Wang Chengen lowered his head and said, "I don't know, I'm afraid you have to ask the Ministry of War." As a great eunuch who has been with Chongzhen for many years, he knows the master in front of him very well, and he dislikes people in the inner court the most. Intervening in government affairs, even if the problem is solved, once the matter is solved, it will be the end of the world.
So as long as it was related to government affairs, he always reminded himself that he must not talk too much about such matters.
"You old dog, you can't worry about me at all." Chongzhen cursed, but there was no sign of anger on his face.
"This servant is incompetent, please punish me." Wang Chengen immediately knelt down in front of Chongzhen to plead guilty. Chongzhen picked up the tureen on the table and said: "Okay, get up. I don't mean to blame you. If you understand everything, what else do I want from those ministers!" Wang Chengen climbed up from the ground carefully. stand up.
"Go and find the Minister of War," Chongzhen said. Because of the Tiger Character Banner's attack on Shandong, the Minister of War was changed again. This time, the Minister of War was Zhang Fengyi.
Moreover, Zhang Fengyi was from Dai County, Shanxi Province. Sun Chuanting was promoted to the deputy envoy of Shandong Province and led troops to conquer the Shandong rebels. Among them, Zhang Fengyi was behind the scenes.
A young eunuch went to announce Zhang Fengyi. Not long after, Zhang Fengyi arrived at Qianqing Palace.
"Old minister, I see your Majesty." Zhang Fengyi, who had gray hair and beard, bowed towards Chongzhen and saluted.
"I love you, no courtesy." Chongzhen raised his right hand and immediately ordered,
"Give Zhang Aiqing a seat." A young eunuch brought an embroidered pier and placed it next to Zhang Fengyi. Zhang Fengyi lifted his hem and sat down.
"What do you think, Aiqing, of my moving the capital to Nanjing?" Chongzhen asked Zhang Fengyi directly without any modification. At the same time, his eyes were fixed on Zhang Fengyi's face.
Zhang Fengyi's heart trembled when he heard this. Although I had long heard that Jin Shang was planning to move south, I didn't expect that the errand would fall on me.
This was not a good job, and he was determined not to accept it, at least not from his mouth.
Thinking of this, he said: "Your Majesty, the fact of moving south is really important, I have never thought about it." Although he did not want to take the lead in the matter of moving south, he was not willing to offend the emperor Chongzhen because of this matter.
"If you haven't thought about it, then think about it now, and tell me when you think about it." Chongzhen picked up the tureen on the table and tasted it slowly.
Hearing this, Zhang Fengyi smiled bitterly, but she didn't expect Chongzhen to act rogue. The move to the south was a thankless matter. He made up his mind not to interfere, and said: "Your Majesty, the move to the south is of great importance and should be discussed with the cabinet." The elders pushed it out.
Moreover, such a big thing as moving south would be impossible without the support of the cabinet, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with doing so.
"I will naturally ask about it from the cabinet. Now I want to know your opinion?" Chongzhen did not let Zhang Fengyi go and asked again.
Zhang Fengyi felt bitter in her heart. Knowing that he could not satisfy Chongzhen by saying nothing, he said: "I think we should not move south. At least we should not have any thoughts of moving south at this time."
"Then tell me why you shouldn't move south!" Chongzhen said in a bad tone. Obviously he was dissatisfied with Zhang Fengyi's attitude of not supporting the southward migration.
Zhang Fengyi knew that if she didn't tell Chongzhen the reasons that convinced her, she would be completely hated, so she said: "I think that although moving south at this time can save you from temporary worries, you will lose half of the Ming Dynasty. The lessons of the Southern Song Dynasty are right in front of you. What's more, the Ming Dynasty has heavy troops in the border areas. At this time, moving south is equivalent to giving up the elite soldiers and generals in the border areas. It will only make these people easier for tiger and slave thieves. Moreover, there are many water systems in the south, even if the elite soldiers from the north are transferred. It will be difficult for the south to adapt, and it will lose its due combat power." After speaking, he looked at Chongzhen secretly.
After hearing these words, Chongzhen on the dragon bed began to think. He didn't dare to disturb him at this time, giving Chongzhen time to think.
After a while, Chongzhen's face was not so ugly, and he asked Zhang Fengyi: "Since Aiqing has mentioned various reasons why he cannot move south, can you tell me how to solve the current situation?" Zhang Fengyi knew that Chongzhen was asking about Shandong. Condition.
After thinking for a while, he said: "I think we should trust Sun Chuanting with matters in Shandong. With him here, we can ensure that Shandong is worry-free."
"Worry-free, worry-free, you will say worry-free. The memorial of Confucius in Qufu has been delivered for more than half a month. Now even Qingzhou Prefecture has been invaded by tiger thieves. Is it possible that I really have to wait until the entire Shandong Province is invaded?" Did it fall into the hands of a tiger thief?" Chongzhen said with a cold face.
Anyone who can't read a map understands that once Shandong falls, Beizhili will really become an isolated island, completely cut off from the south, and surrounded by enemies.
Sun Chuanting was Zhang Fengyi's backer. At this time, Zhang Fengyi had to speak for Sun Chuanting and said: "Your Majesty, Sun Chuanting led his troops into Shandong and ensured that most of the areas of Dongchang Prefecture and Jining Prefecture were not captured by thieves. It was only because there were few soldiers and few generals that he could not regain the lost territory. Drive away the tigers, thieves and soldiers."
"If we don't have enough soldiers, we can recruit him. I can also promote him as a junior official. Now as long as he can drive the tiger thieves out of Shandong, as long as he can do it, I can make him the governor of Xuanda." Chongzhen said with a slightly excited tone.
Zhang Fengyi's mouth twitched when he heard this. Xuanda is the den of tiger thieves, so Sun Chuanting was appointed governor of Xuanda. This was to send Sun Chuanting to the den of tiger thieves.
However, this also echoes Chongzhen's way of employing people. As long as he sees that one of his ministers is useful, he will directly use it to death, and he will never stop until he tortures the person to death.
Chongzhen said to Zhang Fengyi: "In the name of your military officer, tell Sun Chuanting that as long as he completes the errands in Shandong, I will not be stingy with rewards."
"Your Majesty, with the current situation of Sun Chuanting, I am afraid that he has exhausted all his strength to maintain the current situation of Dongchang and Jining Prefectures. After all, the troops and horses in his hands are limited, and they are all guests brought to Shandong from Guangping Prefecture. Army." Zhang Fengyi defended Sun Chuanting.
He was also afraid that Chongzhen had too high expectations for Sun Chuanting and failed to achieve the results Chongzhen wanted. He, the Minister of War, would follow suit.
Chongzhen pondered for a moment and asked: "What grade is this Sun Chuanting currently in?"
"Lu Xiangsheng, who was succeeded by Sun Chuanting, is now the deputy envoy of Shandong Province. He is responsible for rectifying the military equipment of the three prefectures of Guangping and Shunde." Zhang Fengyi explained.
